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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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